An editor at Publishers Weekly is shocked--shocked, I tell you--to discover that a publicist with whom he thought he was having a deep and meaningful epistolary relationship is in fact a pair of interns writing the same not-so-personalized note in preview copies of a new book. The editor takes his revenge by informing gawker.com of … Continue reading This Book Isn’t Going to Sell Itself
Author: Anders
Weird and Wonderful and Available Now 4
Oh, the things on the shelves. In the hope of finding suitable homes for some of the hidden gems in the stacks, I continue this irregular feature dedicated to the strange and strangely interesting stuff we stock. (I promise these are all real books in our store.) The Hunter's Prey : Erotic Tales of Texas … Continue reading Weird and Wonderful and Available Now 4
When We Get Behind Closed Doors–Part 2
The Guardian has a very interesting article which pulls back the curtain a bit further. In it, we get a glimpse of life in today's Saudia Arabia: "In Rajaa Alsanea's Girls of Riyadh, sex in Saudi Arabia is sighs and tears, cruising, long telephone calls after midnight, instant messaging, arranged marriages, prayers to God, the … Continue reading When We Get Behind Closed Doors–Part 2
Musings from Magers and Quinn 